Survivors! A number of you asked for a free roaming mode while others wanted an endless survival mode. Well, check out the 2 DLCs being released on Steam today!

On One Shot Escape (http://bit.ly/1wk7HQ2) you’ll have just one chance to fix a vehicle and flee the islands, but watch out… resources are scarce and highly randomized…

On Barricade! (http://bit.ly/1rnH88t) you’ll have to spend your days gathering resources and fortify your position with barricades, obstacles and turrets to protect your friends at night from the incoming hordes of creatures…

Don’t wait any longer to download it and venture to a new set of volcanic Islands: discover new fauna and characters and learn to craft fantastic tools and weapons taking advantage of the different weather effects to face the most surprising enemies.

A new survival bundle is available today called the "Dead Summer Days Bundle."

This bundle includes:

The Game

"Heat Wave x 3 Pack" DLC

"Kovac's Way" DLC

and, "Hello, my name is Nina" DLC

The bundle will be available starting today for $16.99. You better get it! Kovac says it's a rule.

"El Diablo Islands" DLC is set to be released on August 28th!

Download this DLC and venture on a new set of volcanic Islands: discover new fauna and characters, learn to craft fantastic tools and weapons taking advantage of the different weather effects to face the most surprising enemies.

This week you will notice a new update for How to Survive, here are the patch notes for it:

Game now supports Russian.

Game now supports Japanese.

Game now includes a system to remove “Missing stick” or “Unrepaired boat” progression blocker even is the save file have been corrupted.

Game now includes files for the future “Hello, my name is Nina” DLC so players without Nina DLC can still play with players who purchase it.

Two bugs in monkey quest rewards have been fixed.

A memory leak causing random crash when travelling from an island to another has been corrected.

Some minor bugs or network bugs have been fixed.

Also the “Hello, my name is Nina” DLC will be available on May 28th at $1,99/€1,99/£1,59. Check out the awesome trailer here: http://youtu.be/szxjd7MA4_E

In it, we introduce you to Nina, the 4th playable character of the game! She is a talented young lady, with an unique skill tree that allows her to craft mean flamethrowers and improved chainsaws! She also has some original finishing moves to exterminate the zombie scum with style!
Changelog:

After that, we’ll focus on the next DLC we want to release this summer: “El Diablo” Islands.

We wouldn’t like to give too much away at this stage, so let’s say it obviously introduces a new set of distinctive islands to explore, new weapons and crafts, new gameplay-changing weather effects, new NPC’s, new zombies and threats, iguanas (yes, IGUANAS!) and… that’s all we can say, today.
Hope you enjoy it, stay tuned for more info

We have some information we would like to share with you: the game will see a set of updates and DLCs hit the Steam version across the year.

Next week a free update will introduce a new backpack with extended inventory, as well as introduce new achievements and social features.

It will include:

13 new achievements to complete.

The possibility to extend your inventory (if you find the way to craft extensions!)

The possibility to see where your friends and other player have died, thanks to their tombstone!

Changelog:

Added 13 new achievements to unlock

Added the possibility to craft extensions to get up to 11 additional slots in you inventory

Added the possibility to set on/off the tombstones in the “Help and options/GAME” screen.

Added the possibility to set on/off the Tips in the “Help and options/GAME” screen.

Object and character data added to support future updates

Sniper gun now propels projectiles 5 by 5.

Boomerangs’damage has been rebalanced and then slightly reduced

Also next week, “Kovac’s Way” DLC will introduce a new difficulty level to the story mode. On it you will need to keep a closer eye on your needs as resources will be scarce now and there will be less food and water available. Weather will change and a light rain will turn into a blinding storm, making campfires useless (no cooking, no light, no fire arrows…). You’ll have to rely on flashlights, now rechargeable, to spot old foes as well as new furred and scaled predators populating the islands.

“Kovac’s Way” DLC will be available at $1.99 /£1.59 /€1.99

Changelog:

Added “Kovac’s way” in the “Difficulty” selection screen.

Added a new Kovac video to introduce the mode

Added 12 new monkey quests

Pause is disabled to increase the difficulty!

Added bears, crocodiles and their zombie declensions

Rebalanced resources (fewer food, medicinal plants and spare parts)

There is now a very limited supply of water in the wells. Ration carefully!

Added the durability of the flashlight, which has to be recharged on electric pylons

Added the possibility to craft camouflage armor parts

Added the possibility to get new animal-based armor parts

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In late May a 4th playable character will reach the islands with the “Hello, my name is… Nina” DLC. This playable character may look cold as ice, but she will light up your days with her handcrafted flamethrowers!
And, if you ask nicely, maybe she'll show you the extent of her talents, including:

her unique skill tree, among which the possibility to craft real flamethrowers and improved chainsaws!

her original finishing moves to exterminate the zombie scum with style!
“Hello, my name is… Nina” DLC will be available at $1.99 /£1.59 /€1.99

Changelog:

Added “Nina” in the “Character” selection screen

Added the possibility to craft flamethrowers and improved chainsaws

Added a new skill tree, available when you play Nina

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We hope you enjoy them! Please, stay tuned as we will be working to bring more content: new stories, new territories, new enemies, new game modes, some surprises, etc.

The long awaited online story co-op mode is finally here for PC gamers! Please ensure that your game is set to auto-update to make sure you receive today's free update. The update is in its final development phases for consoles and we will announce a release date as soon as we have it set.